"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Ok, ok
One two
Whipcrack
Whipcrack
Baiting,
Feeling like I'm waiting,
Modern times,
Valentines,
Hating,
Hating to distraction.
Just leave them alone,
Whipcrack,
Girls in the back,
Girls in the back.
I want to get straight.
I want to put you through -
Cos in a caravan
You orchestrate your moves
Stealing a youth.
I wanna get straight,
I wanna put you through -
Cos in a darkened room
You orchestrate your moves.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back,
Girls in the back.
Girls in the back get higher higher,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Girls in the back,
A sick desire,
Pantomime of night.
Crack.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back
Girls in the back, ay yi ay yi ya,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Fucking man's a liar liar,
Pantomime of night.
Crack.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back
Falling away
Girls in the back
I wanna get straight,
Oh Roly break his bones,
Cos in a darkened room,
You should've left them alone -
Cos this is a home.
They wanna get straight,
They wanna get free.
You made a porno of the nativity.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back.
Girls in the back get higher higher,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Girls in the back,
A sick desire,
Pantomime of night.
Girls in the back, ay yi ay yi ya,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Fucking man's a liar liar,
Pantomime of night.
Falling away
It's getting late
Falling away
Falling away
It's getting late
Falling away
But feeling this time
But feeling this time
Girls in the back.
One two
Whipcrack
Whipcrack
Baiting,
Feeling like I'm waiting,
Modern times,
Valentines,
Hating,
Hating to distraction.
Just leave them alone,
Whipcrack,
Girls in the back,
Girls in the back.
I want to get straight.
I want to put you through -
Cos in a caravan
You orchestrate your moves
Stealing a youth.
I wanna get straight,
I wanna put you through -
Cos in a darkened room
You orchestrate your moves.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back,
Girls in the back.
Girls in the back get higher higher,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Girls in the back,
A sick desire,
Pantomime of night.
Crack.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back
Girls in the back, ay yi ay yi ya,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Fucking man's a liar liar,
Pantomime of night.
Crack.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back
Falling away
Girls in the back
I wanna get straight,
Oh Roly break his bones,
Cos in a darkened room,
You should've left them alone -
Cos this is a home.
They wanna get straight,
They wanna get free.
You made a porno of the nativity.
Whipcrack.
Girls in the back.
Girls in the back get higher higher,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Girls in the back,
A sick desire,
Pantomime of night.
Girls in the back, ay yi ay yi ya,
Boys in the back go toot toot toot.
Fucking man's a liar liar,
Pantomime of night.
Falling away
It's getting late
Falling away
Falling away
It's getting late
Falling away
But feeling this time
But feeling this time
Girls in the back.
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"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I'm guessing it's just a dance-like track for their gigs (directed to the ppl at the back of the audience) with sly undertones of sadomasochism. but these lyrics are so hard to interpret like all of their songs.
more people need to add WRM songmeanings here. if you are reading this just leave a hint of what you might think this song means, nothing is wrong.